Evaluation of Computer-assisted, Non-cathartic CT Colonography

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Colonic Polyps

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a non-cathartic, computer-assisted form of CT Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) for detection of pre-cancerous colon polyps in a group of asymptomatic screening patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01200303

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

605

Starts

2005-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-08-05

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 50-80, eligible for colon screening

You may not qualify if…

• prior anatomic colon screening exam (optical colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, barium enema, CT Colonography) within last 5 years
• personal history of inflammatory bowel disease, polyposis syndrome, colo-rectal cancer, colon surgery
• documented passage of blood per rectum within last 12 months

Where it is running

• UCSF-VA Medical Center — San Francisco, California, United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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